The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-27

Loveland, whose history in connection
with frankie Morris Il we'll known 70
Topeka people. frankie WAS ~ this time
boarding at Mrs. HueY's when LovelAnd
came and was treated In every respect e.
her husband. Before Mrs. Poinsett was
still in her grave Lovelend, at Mrs. Nor
ris' request, wrote to the insurance COM
panies, signing the name Of the imbecile
old step. father, PoInsett, notifying them
that old Mr.. Poinsstt's wife was dead and
requesting them TO send the money due on
the policies to his daughter, frankie. The
companies upon investigation, finding that
Mrs. Poinsett had died under Suspicion
circumstances, had her body resurrectsd
and portions OF Il turAed ever
University who fOnnd iH half e the i i4ss
arsenic enough to kill two persons. After
this CT course they refused TO pay the in
surance, and these facts being brought 10
the attention Of the grand jury frankie
was indicted, and - soon as her Wh0rea-
bouts could be traced, arrested and tried &.
The trial lasted ten days, County Attorney
q. a. Cox of N0oaho county. being a..
sisted by G. F. HutchInRs OF Wyandotte,
Hon. J. r. Burton Of Abilene, w. p.
Hackney Of Winfield, j. L. DOnisOn OF
Usage Mission and others appearing for
| the defense. Frankie was convicted, the
| jury being out about twelve hours.
When the verdict was announced, as far
as could be seen, It had no effect on
frankie. The jury went out Saturday
evening and the verdict was received by
Judge Stillwell Sunday morning After
| hearing II read court was adj ourn0d and
the defendant arose, and. leaning on the
arm # one of her counsel, walked to the
| hotel.
That evening she was married to II. D.
L0Veland, who had during the long trial
stood by her, watching and anticipating
her every wish as far rs was possible. 30
great as his IniatuaIion that with the
verdict of twelve jurors hanging over heT
head, branding her with mAtricide, one
of the most Infamous crimes on record,
that he was willing to make her his wife
They were married in the parlorS of the
hotel, FranEie's Counsel, the probate
Judge, and the deputy sheriff who had
frankie In charge, being the only persons
present IL was scene not Boon to be
forgotten by those who saw it.
The defendant Of course made an APP
plication fer q new trial, which Judge
StillwelI granted because the county attor-
ney in commenting on the portion of the
evidence in Tegstd TO Frankie's receiving
LoVeland as her husband, when they were
not married, had criticised her severely
calling her a prostitute, etc. The judge
decided that the admission OF the evidences
under the particular circumstances wa
all right, but the use that the county Attor-
ney made of it was wrong. The county
attorney then dismissed the case.
County AttorneyiCox, who had made %
vigorous q prosecution against frankie
when tried for murder, was now employed
by her to assist IN obtaining evidence II
her case against the insurance companies
which had been begun some time before
in the district court at WiAfield, KaRsaP
and been removed by the insurance com.
| panies to the United States circuit court
Tine result of his exerIionS appeared yes
terday in the deposition of Marquand
| When Judge Brewer ordered an inVetst-
cation by the grand jury to see whether
Cox had been guilty of FubnrnatiOn OF
perjury and Marqusnd Of perjury.